1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Vermont Governor
Governor · Vermont
Richard A. Snelling (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Peter Welch (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard A. SnellingRepublican · winner
53.0%109,540
Peter WelchDemocrat
47.0%97,321
206,861 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET